‘Caps Chronicle: Growing up fast

Canada continues to be a hot-bed for young talented soccer players. From the tremendous showing of the Canadian Under-23 team, to Whitecaps FC Residency players such as Sam Adekugbe (pictured) who just recently turned 17 and impressed his coaches in yesterday's Reserve match versus Seattle. "Individually, I think there were a lot of good performances," explained Whitecaps FC assistant coach Paul Ritchie. "Performances from the younger players they can be proud of." (Marc Weber - The Province)

Not surprisingly that highlight earned Cannon his second Major League Soccer (MLS) Save of the Week nomination. Cannon got the nod last week for his save on a strike by Chivas USA's Casey Townsend, and his heroics ended up winning by a landslide. Be sure to cast your vote and show your support for our prolific shot stopper once again to ensure he gets the credit he deserves! (MLSsoccer.com)

‘Whitecaps FC Daily’ with Peter Schaad is back in its usual 3:00 p.m. timeslot on TEAM 1410 sports radio! For those of you who may have missed past episodes, you can find them HERE!The show airs every Monday to Friday at 3 p.m. PT on TEAM 1410.

You can always get your soccer fix every Sunday night from ‘9’ p.m. to 11 p.m. PT by tuning into ‘Full-Time: Vancouver’s Soccer Show’ with Tyler Green and Mike Martignago on TEAM 1040. HERE!

West Coast Soccer Weekly is a new podcast hosted by Canadian Soccer News writers Pierce Lang and Michael McColl. Check out their latest episode featuring former national team manager Tony Waiters along with former national team member and Vancouver Whitecap Martin Nash. Have a listen HERE!

Have you heard about ‘The Soccer Show’ with Nigel Reed and Bob Iarusci? Make sure to listen HERE!

With beautiful weather all weekend, Whitecaps FC held the first ever boys edition of the Whitecaps FC College Showcase at Newton Athletic Park, hosted by Central City Breakers and Surrey FC. “We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect setting for the showcase,” exclaimed Dan Lenarduzzi, Whitecaps FC director of soccer development. “Feedback from everyone involved has been fantastic, so all-in-all it was a very successful event.” (Brandon Timko, Paul Albi & Carl Valentine (video) - whitecapsfc.com)